Edward Djerejian on OPEC, US oil exports, Iraq
Edward Djerejian, founding director of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses the importance of OPEC to the global energy marker, the outlook for U.S. oil and gas exports and the impact of violence in Iraq on the oil market.Bloomberghttp://bloom.bg/SCI1Qf

Fraternities are focus of measures to reduce assaults and misconduct
U.S. universities are reconsidering the status of their fraternities to combat sexual assault and misconduct on college campuses. Rice is mentioned as a university that does not have a Greek system.New York Times (Subscription required.)http://nyti.ms/TOgRqE

A life of service: This couple wants every Latino to achieve the American Dream
Former educational liaison Richard Farias founded the Houston-based nonprofit American Latino Center for Research, Education & Justice. Rice’s Latino Education Summit is mentioned.Nation Swellhttp://bit.ly/1jmCynG

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Survey: 2 million Texans used healthcare.gov, 70 percent found it helpful
According to a new report from Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and professor of economics, and Elena Marks, scholar in health policy at the Baker Institute, almost all adult Texans were aware of the Affordable Car Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace.Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)http://bit.ly/1q7xg71Survey: Almost all adult Texans knew about Health Insurance Marketplace during open enrollmentMedical Xpress (This article also appeared in Science Daily, Bio-Medicine, Science Codex, Medical Xpress and Science Newsline.)http://bit.ly/1s8qz6J

The Q&A: Linda McSpadden McNeil
Linda McSpadden McNeil, director of Rice’s Center for Education and professor of education, is interviewed about issues related to public education.Texas Tribunehttp://bit.ly/Uwt6J8

The state of Texas: June 12, 2014
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about Wendy Davis’ struggling campaign and the GOP’s Hispanic outreach.Texas Monthlyhttp://bit.ly/1lcPnRnWendy Davis replaces campaign manager, signaling a Texas focusAustin American-Statesman (Subscription required.)http://bit.ly/1q7yP4ZBig shake up for Davis campaignKTSA.comhttp://bit.ly/UwigmoGOP platform complicates Hispanic outreach for AbbottThe Monitor (This article also appeared in KETK-TV, Pandhandle PBS and the Gilmer Mirror.)http://bit.ly/1liIEKlImmigration a thorny issue for GOP’s AbbottThe Alief Posthttp://bit.ly/1n7zC0LYes, Greg Abbott owns the RPT platformOff the Kuffhttp://bit.ly/1v3ZFLf

James A. and Susan G. Baker establish endowed fellowship to honor Edward and Françoise Djerejian
James A. Baker III, the 61st U.S. secretary of state, and Susan G. Baker established an endowed fellowship to honor the work of Edward Djerejian, founding director of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, and his wife, Francoise.Memorial Examinerhttp://bit.ly/1kr6oqG

Stidvent named new WGU Texas chancellor
Ray Martinez, former director of government relations at Rice, will become the new president of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas.Texas Tribune (This article also appeared in My High Plains.)http://bit.ly/1hMQgFa

Comerica Bank sponsors $50,000 business pitch contest
The Dallas-based Comerica Bank is sponsoring a $50,000 business plan competition. Rice’s Business Plan Competition is mentioned as the world’s richest and largest graduate-level startup competition.Dallas Morning Newshttp://bit.ly/1hMfm78The Honor Roll School in Sugar Land appoints new head of school
Thomas Heinly has been appointed head of school at the Honor Roll School in Sugar Land. Heinly is enrolled in the Rice Education Entrepreneurship Program.Fort Bend Sun (This article also appeared in the Sugar Land Sun.)http://bit.ly/1nyBbql

Connemara Conservancy honors volunteers
Baker College junior Chandler Burke was selected as a “2013 Volunteer of the Year” for his “Save the Blackland Prairie” project.North Texas e-Newshttp://bit.ly/1uc0uPG

BROADCAST

KNWA-TV (Fort Smith, Ark.)
John F. Kennedy’s speech given at Rice in 1962 is referenced.http://bit.ly/1s8J1MA

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

New carbon nanotube device harvests water from air
Rice researchers built a device that harvests water from the air like the Namib Desert beetle. Graduate student Sehmus Ozden is quoted.Nature World Newshttp://bit.ly/1lii8R6Nanotube forests drink water from arid airPhys.org (This article also appeared in Hispanic Business, Industrialinfo.com and Nanotechnology Now.)http://bit.ly/1n6EjIe

Mobile DNA test for HIV ‘could be useful in poorer settings’
Rice bioengineers are developing a simple, accurate test to detect signs of HIV and its progress in patients living in low-resource settings. Graduate student Zachary Crannell is quoted.Zenopa.comhttp://bit.ly/1ld8ECe

Rice seniors create Bluetooth enabled device to improve cerebral palsy therapy
Rice engineering students created a Bluetooth-enabled device to boost cerebral palsy therapy. The article includes a video produced by Public Affairs’ Brandon Martin.iMedicalAppshttp://bit.ly/1uc03Fb

Rice produces carbon-capture breakthrough
An Earth-friendly solution for separating carbon dioxide from natural gas at wellheads was developed in the laboratory of James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science. Graduate student Chih-Chau Hwang is quoted.Environmental Research Webhttp://bit.ly/1iqCWl1

Thin-film device eyed as power source for wearable tech
Rice chemists created a flexible material with the high energy of a battery or supercapacitor. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, is mentioned.EE Timeshttp://ubm.io/1l4vemr

Long lost images from the Vietnam War made into powerful installation
Vietnamese artist Dinh Q. Lê’s installation “Crossing the Farther Shore” is on display at the Rice Gallery through Aug. 28.Feature Shoothttp://bit.ly/1krey2r

UCSB Department of Feminist Studies awards its first doctoral degree
University of California, Santa Barbara student Carly Thomsen will begin a two-year postdoctoral appointment at the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality at Rice.Noozhawkhttp://bit.ly/1ohyqNM

Top major leaguers who had the biggest impact on the College World Series
Rice head baseball coach Wayne Graham comments on the positive effect alumnus Lance Berkman ’98 had on the Rice Owls.ESPNhttp://es.pn/1ksEted

Survey: Almost all adult Texans knew about Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace during open enrollment
Almost all adult Texans were aware of the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace before the open-enrollment period ended March 31, according to a report released today by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation.http://bit.ly/1lqqwOv

Nanotube forests drink water from arid air
If you don’t want to die of thirst in the desert, be like the beetle. Or have a nanotube cup handy. New research by scientists at Rice University demonstrated that forests of carbon nanotubes can be made to harvest water molecules from arid desert air and store them for future use.http://bit.ly/1q7RXje

Texas Monthly, Rice’s Baker Institute to host panel on Texas veterans’ use of marijuana to manage PTSD
A panel of leading experts on veterans and drug policy issues will gather at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy June 18 to discuss Texas veterans’ growing use of marijuana to manage post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Texas Monthly’s “TM Talks” event is free and open to the public and is co-hosted by the Baker Institute.http://bit.ly/1jmFL6V

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